Religion & Culture

About 200 foreign tourists visited western Ghor province and 45 others visited northern Jawzjan province during the past 11 months, officials said on Wednesday.

The Information and Culture Department in southeaster Paktika province has identified and registered 153 historical sites and monuments over the last three years.

The chief of the US Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has called for shutting down American-funded media outlets Radio Free Europe and the Voice of America.

The Ministry of Hajj and Religious Affairs (MoHRA) has inked an agreement with two airlines for the transportation of 30,000 pilgrims to Saudi Arabia.

Some cultural activists in northern Sar-i-Pul province have expressed concerns the deteriorated condition of Khawaja Ali Jawzjani’s tomb and asked the government to take immediate action for the restoration of this historic site.

A woman radio station has been suspended for violating the government’s broadcasting policies and improperly using its licence, the Ministry of Information and Culture (MoIC) says.

Digital devices have been installed to assess the status of historical monuments and 200 more historical monuments and ancient sites were registered in western Ghor province during the past three years, an official said on Monday.

An FM radio station named “Sarobi” has launched broadcasts in the Sarobi district of Kabul province.

Acting Minister of Hajj and Religious Affairs Maulvi Noor Mohammad Saqib has urged Saudi Arabia to increase Hajj quota and Umrah facilities for Afghan pilgrims.

UNAMA has expressed concern on the situation of women's rights and freedom of expression in Afghanistan, but the Ministry for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice (MPVPV) dismissed the report and termed UNAMA findings baseless.

Residents of northern Balkh province, along with local archaeologists, are urging the government to establish a modern, well-equipped museum to safeguard the ancient artifacts.

Media representatives during a meeting in capital Kabul have stressed access to information and said challenges still existed in this regard which needed to be addressed.